The basic story is very similar to a recent animated film called "Howl's Moving Castle."
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07/30/06
Monster House (2006)
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Reviews Counted:155
Fresh:114
Rotten:41
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: Monster House welcoms kids and adults alike into a household full of smart, monstrous fun.
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Childrens
US Box Office: $73,661,010
Synopsis: MONSTER HOUSE is a feat of blockbusting filmmaking--a visually stunning, witty tale that is sure to stimulate children and their parents. The film focuses on an anthropomorphic mansion, a haunted... [More]
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Nick Cannon, Jon Heder
Director: Gil Kenan
Reviews for Monster House
41 - 60 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
...an often beguiling piece of computer animation that could nonetheless benefit from a gentler touch.
07/29/06
This doesn't have a clear target audience in mind.
07/28/06
Creepy in more ways than one: The 'performance capture' technology still results in animated human characters who look more disturbing than natural.
07/28/06
A new Halloween tradition... Kenan and his crew have designed a carnival spook house thrill ride to match the best.
07/27/06
Monster House is crammed to the rafters with the kind of satisfying horror-lite scares that make it a perfect midsummer diversion.
07/27/06
What initially appears to be a straightforward haunted house tale morphs into a haunting tale about love, retribution and acceptance.
07/26/06
Unfurls like a campfire story sugar-infused teenage counselors would spin for frightened scouts on an overnight trip.
07/25/06
This daring effort is uniformly well-crafted and bodes well for director Gil Kenan's future.
07/25/06
One of the best puberty-peril films since the 1980s boom, "Monster House" balances out its elements of Burton and boyhood to make a movie more alive with the magic of Halloween than "The Polar Express" was with the spirit of Christmas.
07/24/06
Most of the characters are cliches, but the horror shows some imagination. This is not a classic animation film, but it is a nice and sometime grizzly little horror story for kids.
07/24/06
I was wondering whether Summer 2006 was going to provide me with a genuine 4-star, this-is-what-I-love-about-movies experience. And then I saw Monster House.
07/24/06
"Monster House" is just a blast, expertly turning those old childhood fears about the weird house down the street into big-screen entertainment.
07/24/06
Ultimately, the environments are far more interesting than the humans navigating within them.
07/24/06
After a clever and well-constructed first half, this digital family cartoon falls apart before your eyes. When the kids finally get inside the house, it's as if the script gets eaten alive, too.
07/24/06
Obviously, this is a movie aimed at pre-adolescents and not 30-something emotional cripples like me, but I felt the movie could've been a little more ghastly.
07/24/06
If you've ever been freaked out by that run-down gothic-looking house down at the end of the block, you must see Monster House. If not, go anyway.
07/24/06
Don't let this one pass you by on the big-screen. It's movie magic. The kind many of us thought died many summers ago.
07/23/06
A fun trick, and a real treat.
07/23/06
A wicked house that confiscates every toy within its reach, and kidnaps every human on its doorstep, is more fun than you know.
07/23/06
Latest News for Monster House
September 18, 2008:
Kenan and Zemeckis Reunite for Airman 
Director Gil Kenan and producer Robert Zemeckis, the duo that brought you "Monster House," have announced plans to film an adaptation of "Artemis Fowl" author Eoin Colfer's book... More...
July 31, 2007:
Sony Planning Three More Motion Capture Flicks
You know that fancy "motion capture animation" technique that's been employed in The Polar Express, Monster House, and the upcoming Beowulf? Looks like Sony Imageworks is... More...
July 26, 2007:
Box Office Guru Preview: Mmmmmmmmmmm Box Office Feast!
Bart, Lisa, and the whole gang from Springfield will charge into multiplexes across North America and much of the world this weekend in the highly anticipated animated comedy... More...
February 09, 2007:
Zemeckis & Lasseter to Deliver CG "John Carter of Mars"?
OK, a whole bunch of bloggers are falling all over each other to report this "speculation," but if they're on to something, it's a pretty big story. Well, a big story... More...
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